Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Jeff Barker
Sponsored
Became law19
Requires registered nurse to report certain injuries to appropriate law enforcement agency.
Creates Oregon Elder Abuse Work Group for purpose of studying and making legislative recommendations related to elder abuse.
Increases damages for unlawful taking or killing of certain game mammals.
Requires home health agency or in-home care agency to complete criminal background check on individual agency hires or contracts with, or allows to volunteer, to provide certain home health or in-home care services.
Modifies Department of Justice crime victims' compensation program.
Requires Department of Justice to establish restitution collection pilot program in geographically dispersed counties or regions and to make grants to enable district attorney's offices in participating counties or regions to employ at least one restitution clerk on at least part-time basis.
Permits state to appeal to Court of Appeals from justice court of record or municipal court of record.
Requires health care facility to notify law enforcement if facility becomes aware as result of blood test that patient who was operating motor vehicle in accident has controlled substance in blood.
Provides process for veterinary facility to remove domestic animal from facility if keeper of animal does not retake possession of animal.
Modifies exception to disciplinary action statutes for public safety officers under collective bargaining agreement.
Includes youth correction facility staff within definition of "staff member" for purposes of assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment.
Authorizes forfeiting agency to use forfeiture proceeds to fund drug treatment.
Includes reserve officers within definition of "peace officer" and "police officer" for certain purposes.
Requires person convicted of sexual assault of animal to report as sex offender.
Prohibits disclosure of audio or video records of internal investigation interviews of public safety officers.
Transfers all duties, functions and powers of State Commission on Children and Families relating to coordination and delivery of services to runaway and homeless youth and their families to Department of Human Services.
Deletes and repeals certain provisions found to be unconstitutional by federal appellate court relating to sexually explicit material.
Modifies application of provision under which Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreement with prospective purchaser of land under which purchaser is released from potential liability for certain releases, threatened releases or spills of hazardous substances or oil.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Passed the House3
Deletes provision authorizing use of reasonable physical force upon incompetent person by parent, guardian or other person entrusted with care and supervision of incompetent person.
Prohibits public body from releasing information that identifies holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license.
Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if county where offense was committed cannot be determined.
Out of committee3
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felony animal abuse in first degree and aggravated animal abuse in first degree as crime category 6 of sentencing guidelines grid.
Directs Department of Transportation to provide photograph on driver license, driver permit or identification card to licensed private investigator for specified purposes.
Requires certain persons to install ignition interlock device for five years after person's driving privileges are restored following suspension or revocation of driving privileges.
In committee17
Excludes from definition of "employment" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits, service performed for nonprofit organization and remunerated with stipend.
Prohibits Public Employees Retirement Board from paying increased benefit by reason of state income taxation of payments made by board if person receiving payments does not pay Oregon income tax on retirement benefits.
Removes notification and certain examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Increases maximum penalty for crime of official misconduct in first degree to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Eliminates minimum amount obligor must retain as disposable monthly income from amount withheld for payment of arrearage-only support obligation.
Makes time for response or to request hearing consistent in child support proceedings.
Renames crime of intimidation as hate crime.
Allows Attorney General to issue order disqualifying charitable organization from receiving contributions that are deductible for purpose of Oregon income tax and corporate excise tax if Attorney General finds that charitable organization has failed to expend at least 30 percent of total annual functional expenses on program services when those expenses are averaged over most recent three fiscal years.
Authorizes board of education of community college district to commission police officers.
Requires certain governing bodies of public bodies to make audio, audio-video or digital recording of public meetings.
Establishes Task Force on Investment Account Protection for Senior Citizens and prescribes powers and duties of task force.
Establishes deadlines by which public bodies must respond to public records requests.
Modifies requirements for qualification and certification of health care interpreters.
Requires preparation of fiscal impact statements in cases where proposed legislative measure imposes new duty or increased level of service on school districts or education service districts.
Requires state trial court administrator to provide to victim of crime, upon request, status of state efforts to enforce certain criminal judgments.
Requires, under certain circumstances, that notice and opportunity to be heard be provided to person with privacy interest in certain records subject to criminal subpoena and motion for early production.
Creates offense of refusal to identify.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Authorizes court to include order to prevent neglect and provide for safety of certain animals of parties in restraining order under Family Abuse Prevention Act.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 36
Expands definition of term "uniformed service" for purpose of employment protections for members of uniformed service to match federal definition.
Authorizes specified persons to consult court appointed special advocate regarding records relating to child or ward.
Requires Employment Department to encourage volunteering and post links for volunteering opportunities on specified department webpages.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop strategic plan for recruiting primary care providers to Oregon.
Allows county with population of 400,000 or less to offer law library services in lieu of acquiring, maintaining or operating law library.
Requires political subdivision to give Department of Transportation at least 30 days' notice of intent to sell or transfer real property near rail infrastructure.
Modifies crime of failure to report child pornography.
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg.
Creates Citizens' Initiative Review Commission to oversee review of state initiative measures by citizen panels.
Disqualifies person from serving as fiduciary, health care representative, attorney-in-fact or surrogate if prior court order terminated parental rights of person or determined it unsafe for protected person, principal, child, youth or youth offender, while ward of court, to return to person's home.
Modifies crime of prostitution.
Eliminates reliance on spiritual treatment as defense to certain crimes in which victim is under 18 years of age.
Allows taxpayer to make direct deposit contribution of income tax refund into Oregon 529 College Savings Network account.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Creates State and Local Government Efficiency Task Force.
Adds Coordinator of State Historical Records Advisory Board or designee to Oregon Heritage Commission as nonvoting member.
Prohibits person from knowingly performing pelvic examination on anesthetized or unconscious woman unless woman, or person authorized to make health care decisions for woman, has given informed consent to examination, court orders performance of examination for collection of evidence or examination is necessary for diagnostic purposes.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to small businesses from Building Opportunities for Oregon Small Business Today Account if business hires veteran as new full-time employee.
Increases, under specified circumstances, penalty for crime of strangulation to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Exempts certain individuals providing volunteer golf course marshal services from minimum wage standards .
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Directs court to require installation of ignition interlock device as condition of driving while under influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
Allows person whose driving privileges have been suspended for certain reasons to terminate suspension by surrendering driving privileges.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Requires public employer to interview each veteran who applies for civil service position or eligibility list and who has obtained through military education or experience skills that substantially relate to civil service position.
Allows for development of two additional Oregon Veterans' Homes under certain circumstances.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Authorizes court to enter order setting aside conviction for Class B felony under certain circumstances.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
Directs Oregon Military Department to report to legislative committee on existing military cultural barriers that discourage service members from identifying barriers to reintegration into civilian life.
Authorizes Oregon Innovation Council to make grants and loans from Oregon Innovation Fund to Oregon growth businesses that further innovation-based economic development in this state.
Requires Joint Boards of Education to develop standards by which students may apply credits earned at community college toward baccalaureate degrees awarded by state institutions of higher education.
Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Passed the House · 4
Requires that voter registration cards be made available to eligible persons at offices where person employed by State Fish and Wildlife Commission issues licenses, tags or permits.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to inform Director of Veterans' Affairs of receipt of written information from or filing of complaint by member or veteran of uniformed service under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 8
Prohibits sending of unsolicited facsimiles .
Establishes Oregon Fund for Energy, Jobs and Innovation.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for net capital gain that is invested in certain businesses.
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send data file containing parents' names and mother's address to State Treasurer for each child born in Oregon to residents of this state.
Authorizes issuance of protective order for certain persons who are victims of conduct constituting sex crime or unwanted sexual contact.
Creates Oregon Veterans' Business Enterprise Program.
Increases tax credit for health care providers who provide services under TRICARE contract.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers if, after effective date of Act, amount equal to gain is invested as seed capital in emerging growth business during tax year.
In committee · 64
Provides that Environmental Quality Commission may not adopt by rule low carbon fuel standards.
Requires public school to offer students instruction in Mandarin Chinese if school offers students instruction in two or more second languages.
Creates income tax credit for mortgage holder upon sale of single-family residence if secured indebtedness exceeds sale price or in case of foreclosure.
Requires beneficiary under trust deed to offer grantor under trust deed opportunity to remain in possession of residential unit during period in which trustee's sale for residential unit is pending if sale does not occur on date scheduled for trustee's sale or if trustee postpones trustee's sale.
Creates exemption from food establishment license requirements for person that slaughters not more than 1,000 poultry per year and meets other conditions.
Creates exception to prohibition on obtaining conversations by means of device, contrivance, machine or apparatus for person who records law enforcement officer acting in officer's official capacity.
Sets limits on amounts that may be contributed to candidates and political committees.
Establishes Task Force on County Jail Populations to study methods for managing county jail bed demand.
Allows Attorney General or Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to file civil action in relation to discrimination against person for service in uniformed service.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Commission to make reasonable efforts to arrive at agreement with Portland Parks and Recreation to acquire Forest Park.
Prohibits Department of Transportation from expending moneys for Columbia River Crossing Project until certain conditions are met.
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Authorizes local government to enter into agreement with Department of Corrections for purpose of housing inmates in custody of local government.
Creates Oregon Data Advisory Board.
Establishes corporate income and excise tax credit for certain facility costs of business firms that construct facilities and engage in business operations in which average annual gross payroll and increase in number of employees meet specified requirements.
Reduces rate of tax on certain capital gains of personal income taxpayers.
Directs school district board to adopt policy related to teen dating violence.
Expands definition of categorically needy persons eligible for medical assistance to include individuals with disabilities who are under 19 years of age.
Establishes credit against personal income tax for amounts paid by eligible taxpayer who paid for and received instruction leading to degree or recognized certificate from post-secondary institution.
Directs court to require installation of ignition interlock device as condition of driving while under influence of intoxicants diversion agreement.
Creates crime of trafficking in bicycles with a destroyed or altered serial number.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot program to implement uniform electronic processes for collecting data from health services providers that serve medical assistance recipients.
Establishes relief nursery pilot program in Lane County.
Creates Rail Advisory Council for purpose of advising Department of Transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission on matters related to state rail system.
Creates Small Business Health Insurance Pool in Oregon Health Authority, to be administered by Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board.
Exempts entire value of homestead from sale on execution, lien of judgment or liability for debts of owner if debt arises directly from or as result of catastrophic or terminal illness or injury.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Requires clear and convincing evidence of finding that judgment awarding custody to party with disability is not in best interests and welfare of child.
Provides credit against income taxes for taxpayer creating jobs for certain removal and remedial actions.
Allows Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into certain agreements related to releases of hazardous substances.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Expands options for name after marriage or after entering into registered domestic partnership.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
Redesignates crime of offensive littering as offensive littering in second degree.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to deny application for medical marijuana registry identification card if applicant has been convicted of felony involving controlled substance.
Authorizes persons engaged in lawful activity to stand ground and use force in self-defense.
Requires Department of State Police to destroy records obtained during criminal records checks within 24 hours of approving certain transfers of firearms.
Provides nonresidents who are licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license if other state used National Instant Criminal Background Check System prior to issuing person's handgun license.
Exempts certain transferors of firearms from requesting criminal history record check if purchaser or recipient has concealed handgun license.
Eliminates statute of limitations for crimes committed against minors.
Authorizes local jurisdiction to use official website to make public information about sex offender present in local jurisdiction.
Modifies provisions relating to release of information from Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to Oregon Health Authority and law enforcement.
Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish sobriety checkpoints.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Permits former prisoners of war, recipients of Congressional Medal of Honor, persons awarded Purple Heart medal and gold star family members to register vehicle by paying one-time vehicle registration fee.
Adds murder of certified reserve officer and murder of reserve officer to definition of aggravated murder.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Provides civil immunity for person providing medical, dental or outreach services to homeless individuals if person has registered as volunteer with nonprofit corporation and services are provided without compensation.
Directs Department of Education, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor and Industries to collaborate on issues related to career and technical education.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Allows city to order cessation of alcoholic beverage sales or other operations at premises licensed for full or limited on-premises sales or as brewery-public house upon reasonable belief that continued sales or operation are immediate threat to public safety.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve police officers and volunteer firefighters killed or injured in line of duty.
Repeals provisions authorizing local governments to regulate certain activities related to firearms.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits health care practitioners from referring patients to health care entities in which practitioner has beneficial interest or with which practitioner has compensation arrangement, subject to specified exceptions.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Establishes 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount within State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from Oregon Rainy Day Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of State Police for specified purposes.
Directs each school district board to adopt policy regarding teen dating violence.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.
Establishes alternative methods for telecommunications provider to satisfy requirement to collect and remit tax on customer access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting system from prepaid telecommunications service customers.